

If you have some free time over the holidays, reading stories is an excellent way to practice and improve your English. Stories aren’t just fun to read. They also contain a wide range of language, including words, structures, styles and meanings that you may not find in other reading texts.
Bellow you can find links with some stories that were written especially for learners at different levels. Here’s some advice:
Enjoy your reading time!
https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/general-english/story-zone/a2-b1-
https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/general-english/story-zone/b2-c1-stories
We are studying about the universe: the comets, the planets, the asteroids, spaceships, and we are having fun ! 🚀 🌎 👩🚀 💫 ⭐️
The story of the English language began in the fifth century when Germanic tribes invaded Celtic-speaking Britain and brought their languages with them. Later, Scandinavian Vikings invaded and settled with their languages too. In 1066 William I, from modern-day France, became king, and Norman-French became the language of the courts and official activity. People couldn’t understand each other at first, because the lower classes continued to use English while the upper classes spoke French, but gradually French began to influence English. An estimated 45 per cent of all English words have a French origin. By Shakespeare’s time, Modern English had developed, printing had been invented and people had to start to agree on ‘correct’ spelling and vocabulary.
This publication offers a range of practical tips and advice for remote teaching in all contexts.
Technology has already transformed our century. Smartphones, cloud computing, social media and videoconferencing are only a few of the major innovations that have exploded onto the scene. They have changed our lives and completely changed the ways in which we communicate and access information and learning.
Yet in 2020 teachers have also had to face another unexpected challenge – the Covid-19 pandemic. We know many children have missed learning during school closures and too many lack the conditions for remote learning. But the more that teachers can provide remote teaching the better.
These tips provide new ideas for teachers less familiar with remote teaching and provide fresh insights for teachers who already teach remotely. See the list of tips and guidance below:
Source: https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/article/remote-teaching-tips
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In Describe Image items, you are likely to be presented with a graph. In these cases, it is important that you show appropriate relationships by comparing and contrasting the information contained in the graphs. Let’s see how you can use language of comparison and contrast.
Comparative adjectives: Use these when comparing two nouns and can be formed as follows:
Superlative adjectives: Use these when describing a noun that is at the highest or lowest limit of a group. They can be formed as follows:
Comparative/superlative adverbs: The rules above apply when the comparison requires the use of an adverb. Examples:
as … as: Use this structure when the two nouns being compared are equal in some form. The adjective does not change. Examples:
This structure can also be used with adverbs to compare two actions:
Comparison and contrast language is especially useful for Describe Image tasks. Look at some example sentences from student responses to this item type:
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Articles are words which go before nouns and their function is to show if a noun is either specific or general. Let’s study the different types of articles:
‘The’ is the definite article and it is used to refer to a specific noun. It can be used with singular, plural, and uncountable nouns. Examples:
‘The’ can also be used in these cases:
Do not use ‘the’ with the following:
This type of article uses the forms ‘a’ or ‘an’ and it is used with singular countable nouns denoting a general idea. ‘A/an’ can be used:
Consider the following when using indefinite articles:
As its name suggests, this is when an article is not used before a noun. This occurs when referring to nouns with a general or abstract meaning, and can be used with plural and uncountable nouns.
The zero article can be used when referring to: